[Verse 1]
Got a tape deck dreamin’
In a parking lot glow
I still know the route
To the arcade down the road
Roller skates on concrete
Cold soda in my hand
You said “meet me later”
Like the world was in our plans
[Pre-Chorus]
And the night kept spinning
Like a silver coin
We were kids with a secret
And a beat to join
The sky went electric
When you called my name
Now every old memory
Still starts the same
[Chorus]
Take me back
Take me back
To the arcades and the afterglow
Take me back
Take me back
We were golden in the picture show
Oh-oh, rewind me
Oh-oh, rewind me
I still move where the old songs go
Take me back
Take me back
To the night we never let it go
[Verse 2]
I got moonwalk fever
And a jacket with the shine
All the painted faces
On the Friday night line
Rubik’s cube turning
On the edge of your grin
You wore Miami color
And I fell right in
[Pre-Chorus]
And the world was simple
In a VHS haze
Every laugh you gave me
Still lights these days
The bass line is memory
The room gets wide
When your name comes up
I’m right back inside
[Chorus]
Take me back
Take me back
To the arcades and the afterglow
Take me back
Take me back
We were golden in the picture show
Oh-oh, rewind me
Oh-oh, rewind me
I still move where the old songs go
Take me back
Take me back
To the night we never let it go
[Bridge]
Now the years are glitter
On a cardboard sleeve
But I pull you closer
Every time I breathe
Pac-Man circles
On the screen of my mind
And I find you dancing
At the edge of time
[Final Chorus]
Take me back
Take me back
To the arcades and the afterglow
Take me back
Take me back
We were golden in the picture show
Oh-oh, rewind me
Oh-oh, rewind me
I still move where the old songs go
Take me back
Take me back
To the night we never let it go
[Outro]
Don’t let it fade now
Don’t let it go
I’m still chasing
That old-school glow